1980 NHL Draft
Darren Jensen in the 1980 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Darren Jensen 92nd overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 10 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 30 games put him 98th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 92
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 8
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 89–95 in the 1980 draft
- 89Timo BlomqvistD243 GP · 57 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 90Walt PoddubnyL468 GP · 422 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 91Darrell MayG6 GP · 1 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 92Darren JensenG30 GP · 15 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 93Doug SheddenC416 GP · 325 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 94Alan GravesLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 95Hugh LarkinRTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
92nd
of 210 players selected
5th
of 17 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Doug WickenheiserC556 GP · 277 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 2Dave BabychD1195 GP · 723 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 3Denis SavardC1196 GP · 1338 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Larry MurphyD1615 GP · 1217 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 5Darren VeitchD511 GP · 257 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Paul CoffeyD1409 GP · 1531 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Rick LanzD569 GP · 286 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Fred ArthurD80 GP · 9 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 9Mike BullardC727 GP · 674 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 10Jim FoxR578 GP · 479 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Darren Jensen made his NHL debut on February 5, 1985, 4 years and 239 days after the draft.
30
Games
15
Wins
2
Shutouts
.879
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1980 draft
- 8Fred ArthurD80 GP · 9 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 29Michel GalarneauC78 GP · 17 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 50Mickey VolcanD162 GP · 41 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 71Kevin McClellandR588 GP · 180 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 92Darren JensenG30 GP · 15 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 113Mario CerriCHFDHartford Whalers
- 134Michael MartinDHFDHartford Whalers
- 155Brent DenatLHFDHartford Whalers
- 176Paul FrickerGHFDHartford Whalers
- 197Lorne BokshowanCHFDHartford Whalers